가ᄫᆞᆫᄃᆡ

Middle Korean

Etymology

가ᄫᆞᆫ〮 (kàW-ón, the adnominal form of the unattested verb *갑〯다〮 (*kǎW-tá, hence perhaps meaning "to be central")) + ᄃᆡ〮 (tóy, “place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.βʌ́n.tʌ́j/

Noun

가ᄫᆞᆫ〮ᄃᆡ〮 (kàWóntóy)

1. center; the middle

Alternative forms

• 가온ᄃᆡ (kawontoy) — after late 1400s

Descendants

• Korean: 가운데 (gaunde)